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Is LQ Vanilla Muffinmix ultra-processed?

294 Muffins Sold in Sweden

Pack of LQ Vanilla Muffinmix

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed muffins

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

vetemjöl, socker, sötningsmedel (erytritol, xylitol), kostfiber (polydextros), skummjölkspulver, ÄGGPULVER vaniljsocker 5.8%, bakpulver, citronsyra, bikarbonat, klumpförebyggande medel (trikalciumfosfat), salt

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341iii Tricalcium phosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E967 Xylitol , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

VETEMJÖL, socker, sötningsmedel (erytritol, xylitol), kostfiber (polydextros), SKUMMJÖLKSPULVER, ÄGGPULVER vaniljsocker 5,8%, bakpulver, citronsyra, bikarbonat, klumpförebyggande medel: trikalciumfosfat), salt. Kan innehålla spår av nötter.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E967 Xylitol Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
5 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 49 muffins

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 90% of the muffins here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 49 muffins, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350183360020, last edited 17 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.